Alberta RCMP announce regimental funeral for Cst. Harvey Dhami | 24CA News
Alberta RCMP introduced the small print for the regimental funeral for Cst. Harvinder (Harvey) Singh Dhami who was killed in a automobile accident whereas on responsibility in Strathcona County, northeast of Edmonton final week.
On April 10, Cst. Dhami responded to an pressing request to assist a fellow officer who was attempting to make arrests, stated Supt. Dale Kendall. The collision that ended his life occurred on his technique to again up his fellow officer.
“Cst. Dhami upheld his oath to protect and to serve to the very last moments of his life,” she stated throughout a news convention Sunday.
The funeral and procession will happen Thursday April 20, at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park, Alta. The procession will start from Bethel Lutheran Church at 10 a.m., with the regimental funeral beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Millenium Place. The funeral is scheduled to final two hours. Members of the general public are welcome to attend the funeral procession to pay their respects, police stated.
“When tragedies like this happen, not just in Canada but in North America, it’s not just the family and friends that suffer a loss, but the communities, and in this case, the province of Alberta and the country also suffers a loss. And Canadians want to reach out and show their support in some way,” stated Kevin Halwa, director for the prairie area of the National Police Federation and the chair of the National Police Federation Benevolent Foundation.
The Foundation, whose sole function is to assist households of fallen members “in their darkest days,” has arrange a GoFundMe for Cst. Dhami’s with the entire proceeds going to the Dhami household.
Halwa stated that is the primary time the Foundation has used the GoFundMe platform and weren’t positive what to anticipate, however they’ve already surpassed their $20,000 aim. The fundraiser shall be up by means of May.
At a news convention Sunday, Kendall stated spoke to Dhami’s character as a hard-working, devoted public servant. She stated Dhami got here from a household of neighborhood service staff, his cousin additionally a police officer, and his sister a well being companies employee.
Outside of his work as an officer, Dhami volunteered in his neighborhood from serving meals to aged to educating folks on sufferer companies helps.
He was a part of the Elite Medical Emergency Response Team, which offers assist in high-risk conditions.
“True to his character, when a fellow officer called for backup in securing two arrests, Cst. Dhami responded immediately. What remains for all of us is the heartbreaking pain of his loss, but also the kind and sweet memory that you could count on Harvey for help,” Kendall stated.
Dhami was the responding officer to a automobile crash on March 6, when Kulwinder Dhaliwal was rear-ended at a yield register Sherwood Park.
“He was really kind,” Dhaliwal stated of Dhami. Dhaliwal, who had by no means met Dhami earlier than, didn’t know what to do in an accident, however the constable helped him get to the police station and fill out the required paperwork. He even took the person to the hospital after he began feeling dizzy. He didn’t find yourself having a concussion, however wouldn’t have identified to go to the hospital with out Cst. Dhami.
Dhaliwal stated he was shocked to listen to the news of Dhami’s loss of life only one month after his personal automobile accident.
“I shook hands with him,” he remembered of their interplay. “It’s so painful.”
— With information from Sarah Ryan, Global News
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